Before Wednesday, Carvana already had a strong presence in Florida. That presence got even stronger as the company announced it would expand in central Florida, offering as-soon-as-next-day vehicle delivery to Lakeland and North Port. Carvana founder and chief executive officer Ernie Garcia said in a news release that some of the company’s earliest markets were in […] [Read More]

Larry H. Miller Lexus Murray, Larry H. Miller Lexus Lindon and Larry H. Miller Lexus Spokane have received the Elite of Lexus Award for 2018, which recognizes dealers who excel in areas such as sales, service and the overall customer ownership experience. Those were just three of 16 Larry H. Miller dealerships to recently receive […] [Read More]

This installment of Auto Remarketing’s annual Top 100 Used Car Dealers is the first in a two-part series and focuses on franchised dealers. Included in the June 1 print and digital edition of Auto Remarketing, this is where we highlight some of the strongest used-car selling franchised stores in the country. The dealer rankings data […] [Read More]

AutoNation made a “strategic decision” to focus on new-vehicle margins and finance and insurance sales, Lithia Motors expects to resume buying dealerships after a year-long hiatus and both companies are laying groundwork to enhance their digital retailing platforms. That is according to the companies’ chief executives during their respective first-quarter earnings calls in April. Carl Liebert, […] [Read More]

The automotive industry is no longer competing with itself for talent. Hireology co-founder and chief executive officer Adam Robinson says that in looking for new hires, auto dealers now compete with Amazon and that company’s $15-per-hour minimum wage. The auto industry competes with Jiffy Lube and the hospitality industry. And you might be surprised to […] [Read More]

For more than 100 years, Deluxe has been a supplier of business incorporation services and automotive business products with more than 115,000 automotive small business customers. Now, the company is a partner of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association. Deluxe will offer its products and services through NIADA's National Member Benefit program, and the company […] [Read More]

For both Asbury Automotive Group and Group 1 Automotive, keeping a close watch on their used-vehicle inventories is an ongoing effort and one that influenced their first-quarter performance. At Group 1 Automotive, its stores retailed 29,317 used vehicles during the first quarter. That figure represented a 7.3% lift year-over-year. Daryl Kenningham, Group 1’s president of […] [Read More]

With Avis Budget Group’s chairman of the board saying that Larry De Shon has played an important role in “positioning Avis Budget for the future of mobility, while navigating through unprecedented industry challenges,” Avis Budget Group said on Tuesday that De Shon was leaving his position as president and chief executive officer of the company. […] [Read More]

Used car buying and selling e-commerce platform Carvana is keeping up its busy launch schedule, now offering as-soon-as-next-day delivery in four Mid-Atlantic markets. Carvana announced on Wednesday it has launched in the Hagerstown, Md., Salisbury, Md., Charlottesville, Va., and Roanoke, Va., areas. Carvana now offers as-soon-as-next-day vehicle delivery in 129 markets across the United States. “Our […] [Read More]

After softness in the first two months of the year, certified pre-owned vehicle sales are starting to pick up some steam. According to Wednesday’s Data Point report from Cox Automotive, there were 233,540 CPO vehicle sales in April, up approximately 6% year-over-year. That follows nearly 3% growth in March, when 265,878 certified vehicles were sold. […] [Read More]